Uttar Pradesh Intermediate Education Act, 1921

The Supreme Court examined the validity of Sections 9, 10 and 11 of the Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Services Commission and Selection Boards Act, 1982 and Rule 12(3) of the 1995 Rules, which prescribe selection of principals and headmasters solely by interview. The appellants challenged the selection process as a…

The appellant, a confirmed headmistress of a junior school, saw the school upgraded to a Higher Secondary School and applied for the post of principal. Although selected, her appointment was conditional on approval under the Uttar Pradesh Intermediate Education Act, 1921, and she was placed on probation. The competent …

The State of Uttar Pradesh challenged the appointment of three teachers in two minority colleges, arguing that the selection process was not complete because the District Inspector of Schools (DIOS) had not approved the proposals before the amendment of Regulation 17. The colleges contended that once the management for…

The case concerned a lecturer who, after voluntarily transferring from one intermediate college to another, claimed that his seniority should be based on his original appointment date, placing him above a colleague already serving at the receiving college. The High Court had set aside the single judge’s order that had …

Chandra Mohan Varma, a Professor of Cardiology in a Uttar Pradesh government medical college, retired on attaining the age of 60 on 13 August 2014. He was granted a ‘session ending benefit’ extending his service until 30 June 2015 under a Government Order dated 19 November 2012. While he was on this extension, the Stat…

Vibha Shukla, a sports teacher, was appointed on a temporary basis under the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporations Adhiniyam, 1959, with successive extensions before being terminated in 1980. She challenged the termination and sought regularisation of her services under section 16(GG) of the Uttar Pradesh Intermediate E…

Sudama Singh and Nath Saran Singh were both appointed as Assistant Teachers in 1967 and later promoted on an ad‑hoc basis to Lecturers. The Uttar Pradesh Education Laws Amendment Act, 1977 introduced section 16GG, which regularised such ad‑hoc teachers by deeming them substantively appointed with effect from the date t…

Inder Pal Gupta was appointed as principal of Model Inter College, Thora on probation in 1967, with the probation period later extended by one year. In April 1969 the Managing Committee, citing a manager’s report, resolved to terminate his services and, with the District Inspector’s approval, issued a termination lette…